A Raising Autism Blog A week ago, a storm roiled over my house in the woods. After overly humid, sunny days, the clouds turned ashen, spreading like spilled water from a dirty mop bucket. Thunder started too—- first in the distance but then ricocheting off our windows. The storm raged for five days, soaking theContinueContinue reading “The Storm”
Category Archives: Into the Wilderness
A Blog about Nothing, except maybe a spelling lesson? Corrected
A Starting Over at 60 Blog Hey, WTM friends. It’s been a minute (36,000 minutes for my fellow exact-o-meters). Mostly, my absence has been about my book. Who knew writing a 350-page book would take so much work? Cue the laugh track. I’m happy to say that I have a final meeting then off itContinueContinue reading “A Blog about Nothing, except maybe a spelling lesson? Corrected”
It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women
A Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinueContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”
Hup, Two, Three, Four
A Starting Over at 60 Blog Last night, the dream came back. I am at a meeting with one of my former employers. I shouldn’t be there. But I am. A formal meeting in a high-end hotel plays out before me. I observe, both in and out of the scene. They ask me to performContinueContinue reading “Hup, Two, Three, Four”
Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?
A Starting Over at 60 Blog The other day I watched an Insta reel from a woman noting the return of skinny culture. Look at Sharon and Kelly Osborne, and their star-sought GLP-1-induced emaciation and you’ll see what she means. In numerous glamour shots, Sharon and Kelly pose, their gaunt cheeks and eyes betraying aContinueContinue reading “Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?”
Long Overdue: An Apology
A Starting Over at 60 Blog Thank you to The Lancet for this landmark research. This past week, the renowned medical journal, The Lancet, issued an apology. Specifically, the journal admitted a bias and ignorance toward women’s medical issues. In this case, they admitted they had gotten a diagnosis wrong. They had misnamed and mischaracterizedContinueContinue reading “Long Overdue: An Apology”
It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?
My book— cover above— will be coming out late fall 2026. My publisher and I are in final edits, as well as beginning tor raise awareness. I rarely ask for favors— my last was around the winter holidays— but I have a favor to ask today. Will you please visit my site to reserve aContinueContinue reading “It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?”
The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?
A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinueContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
Serenity Now
A Raising Autism Blog Do you remember the Seinfeld episodes when Frank Constanza tried soothing himself by using the mantra “Serenity Now”? I’ve been using a mantra too. As with Frank, it’s not working. My mantra is more specific: “Don’t Lose It.” I’ve been repeating this through weeks of conflict with my autistic daughters. TruthContinueContinue reading “Serenity Now”
It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women
A Raising Autism Blog I’m an optimist by nature, at least most of the time. I have believed fervently that every problem can be solved. I base this belief on the assumption that support resources of any kind— therapeutic models, analysis, occupational assistance, studies, research— are available to provide encouragement, problem-solving and renewal. With myContinueContinue reading “It’s a Big, Bad World, Part 3 of Helping Autistic Girls Become Women”